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Around the world

Britain

Britain: Unite union clashes with New Labour

July 8, 2013 Kevin Parslow, Socialist Party (CWI in England & Wales)

High profile dispute puts union ties to New Labour into question

Britain

Britain: The Euro-elections and workers’ political representation

July 6, 2013 Clive Heemskerk, first published in <a href="http://www.socialismtoday.org/">Socialism Today</a>, magazine of the <a href="http://www.socialistparty.org.uk">Socialist Party (CWI England & Wales)</a>

On the road to independent working class political representation

Hong Kong

Hong Kong: 430,000 people march on 1 July

July 6, 2013 Socialist Action (CWI Hong Kong) reporters

‘Down with CY Leung’ – but what are the next steps in democracy struggle?

Egypt

Egypt: Morsi removed – No trust in the generals

July 4, 2013 Robert Bechert, CWI

For independent action by workers and poor

Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan: Guardian letter condemns President Nazarbayev’s human rights record

July 4, 2013 Campaign Kazakhstan

Campaign Kazakhstan British Secretary, Mick Whale, condemns David Cameron’s visit to build links with Kazakh dictator

Britain

Britain: Trade unionists and anti-cuts campaigners discuss strategy

July 3, 2013 Neil Cafferky, <a href="http://www.socialistparty.org.uk">Socialist Party (CWI England & Wales)</a>

National Shopstewards’ Network (NSSN) conference: how to defeat government’s austerity?

Egypt

Egypt: Huge protests demand the fall of Mursi

July 2, 2013 David Johnson, <a href="http://www.socialistparty.org.uk">Socialist Party (CWI England and Wales)</a>

No to the generals’ intervention! For a workers’ government!

Britain

Britain: Police dirty tricks

June 29, 2013 Editorial of the Socialist, paper of the <a href="http://www.socialistparty.org.uk">Socialist Party (CWI England & Wales)</a>

A threat to democratic rights

Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan: Angry protests erupt in Zhezkazgan

June 28, 2013 Campaign Kazakhstan Reporters

Workers demand nationalisation of KazakhMys metal foundry

No Picture
South Africa

South Africa: DSM activist threatened with deportation

June 25, 2013 <a href="http://www.socialistsouthafrica.co.za/">DSM (CWI South Africa)</a> correspondents

An injury to one is an injury to all

Britain

Britain: Police attempt to denigrate family of murdered teenager Stephen Lawrence

June 24, 2013 Socialist Party Press Release

Leaders of Youth Against Racism in Europe (YRE) call for genuinely independent enquiry

Iran

Iran: Reformists hollow victory

June 22, 2013 Iranian CWI supporter in Britain

Khamenie and Rouhani are riding a tiger

Hong Kong

Hong Kong: 1,000 demonstrators defend whistleblower Snowden

June 18, 2013 Text of Socialist Action (CWI Hong Kong) leaflet distributed at Hong Kong demonstration

Revelations by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden have exposed US hypocrisy over cyber-spying

Pakistan

Pakistan / Sindh province: Stop victimization and union busting of women health workers

June 15, 2013 Fazal Abbas Shah, Secretary General Progressive Workers Federation of Pakistan

“We will defend our rights and continue fighting”.

India

India: Agitation of Workers at Pune

June 15, 2013 <a href="http://socialism.in/">New Socialist Alternative </a>(CWI India)

Fed up with continued oppression, workers under the banner of ’Pradeep Laminators Workers’ Union’ have started a propaganda campaign against the bosses.

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South Africa

Obituary: Comrade Kemelo Ernest Mokgalagadi

June 11, 2013 Mametlwe Sebei, Democratic Socialist Movement (CWI South Africa)

A genuine working class fighter and a revolutionary socialist

Syria

Syria: Conflict threatens to spread across the Middle East

June 8, 2013 Peter Taaffe, general secretary <a href="http://www.socialistparty.org.uk">Socialist Party (CWI England & Wales)</a>

Urgent need for independent working class socialist organisations

France

France: Fatal fascist violence in Paris

June 7, 2013 Comments from BlockBuster (Anti-racist youth organisation in Belgium)

An 18-year-old student activist Clement Meric was murdered in Paris in broad daylight, on 5 June, by neo-fascist skinheads. This must be answered by mass mobilisation to halt attempts by the far right to raise […]

Germany

Germany: Blockupy protests

June 7, 2013 Sascha Stanicic, SAV (CWI Germany)

Police repression in the belly of the beast

Scotland

Scotland: Thousands attend anti-bedroom tax protest in Glasgow

June 4, 2013 Matt Dobson, Socialist Party Scotland (CWI Scotland)

Over 2,000 poeple attended the anti – bedroom tax rally in Glasgow’s George Square on June 1 called by the Scottish Anti Bedroom Tax Federation.

Israel / Palestine

Boycotting Israel: The socialist view

May 31, 2013 Judy Beishon, first published in <a href="http://www.socialismtoday.org/">Socialism Today</a>, magazine of the <a href="http://www.socialistparty.org.uk">Socialist Party (CWI England & Wales)</a>

‘Boycott, divestment and sanctions’- questions and answers about the BDS campaign

Britain

Britain: TUSC and the road to a new workers’ party

May 30, 2013 Clive Heemskerk, first published in <a href="http://www.socialismtoday.org/">Socialism Today</a>, magazine of the <a href="http://www.socialistparty.org.uk">Socialist Party (CWI England & Wales)</a>

Rising support for UKIP shows both the erosion of established party loyalties and the existence of a profound vacuum of working-class political representation.

Brazil

Environment: Brazil’s forests

May 28, 2013 Ben Robinson, Socialist Party (CWI England and Wales)

Profits from destruction

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Working class beginning to move forward

May 25, 2013 Srinath Perera, United Socialist Party (USP – CWI, Sri Lanka)

The one day protest general strike held on 21 May was a significant step forward for the working class in Sri Lanka.

Britain

Britain: Tories in turmoil over Europe

May 24, 2013 Editorial of the Socialist, paper of the Socialist Party (CWI England & Wales)

The Tories are thrashing around in ever-deeper water on the issue of Europe.

Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan: Campaign leader sentenced to ten days in prison

May 23, 2013 <a href="http://campaignkazakhstan.org">Campaign Kazakhstan</a>

MEP demands immediate release of Housing Campaigners – solidarity still needed

Britain

Britain: No to terrorism! No to racism! No to war!

May 23, 2013 Greenwich Socialist Party (CWI England & Wales), London

Statement on Woolwich killing

Germany

Germany: DIE LINKE and the Euro

May 23, 2013 Sascha Stanicic and Lucy Redler, SAV (CWI Germany)

After Lafontaine’s proposal to get rid of the Euro – what should the left say?

Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan – solidarity needed: Housing justice activists arrested in Astana

May 22, 2013 <a href="http://campaignkazakhstan.org/index.php/2013/05/22/housing-justice-activists-arrested-in-astana/">Campaign Kazakhstan</a>

Protests needed via embassies

Germany

Germany: Strike at Amazon

May 22, 2013 An Amazon activist reporting to <a href="http://www.sozialismus.info">SAV (CWI Germany)</a>

Union-agreed rates could bring Amazon workers 9000 euros more a year

Nigeria

Nigeria: President Jonathan declares state of emergency

May 21, 2013 Segun Sango, Protem National Chairperson, Socialist Party of Nigeria

An expressway to attacks on democratic rights! For democratic mass working peoples’ defence committees!

No Picture
South Africa

South Africa: Mass retrenchment threat in mining industry demands mass action

May 18, 2013 <a href="http://www.socialistsouthafrica.co.za/">DSM (CWI South Africa)</a> reporters

Workers and Socialist Party calls for one-day-general strike

Iran

Iran: What would a Rafsanjani presidency mean?

May 18, 2013 Iranian CWI supporter in Britain

Iran’s June 14 presidential election takes place against the background of deep divisions in society and the regime.

Nigeria

May Day in Nigeria: Jonathan government intensifies attacks on democratic rights

May 12, 2013 Ebike Iseru, <a href="http://www.socialistnigeria.org">DSM (CWI Nigeria)</a>

15 DSM members arrested at May Day rallies

Israel / Palestine

Israel/Palestine: The Palestinians’ struggle

May 12, 2013 Judy Beishon, <a href="http://www.socialistparty.org.uk">Socialist Party (CWI England & Wales)</a>

How can a state be realised?

Italy

Italy: The economic crisis becomes a political and institutional crisis

May 11, 2013 Marco Veruggio, ControCorrente (CWI Italy)

The latest events that have happened in Italian politics mark a new phase of development in the crisis in the third European industrial power.

Kurdistan

Turkey / Kurdistan: PKK announces ceasefire

May 11, 2013 Festus Okay, Sosyalist Alternatif (CWI Turkey)

On 8 May the PKK has begun to withdraw from Turkey. Millions are hoping now for an end to oppression and for democratic rights.

Malaysia

Malaysia: Election ‘victory’ based on fraud

May 10, 2013 Ravichandren, CWI Malaysia

Ruling Barisan Nasional’s widespread fraud enrages opposition supporters and young people

Britain

British county elections: Capitalist parties rejected

May 10, 2013 Editorial of the Socialist, paper of the <a href="http://www.socialistparty.org.uk">Socialist Party (CWI England & Wales)</a>

Time for a new mass workers’ party

Pakistan

Pakistan: General elections held amid political turmoil

May 8, 2013 Khalid Bhatti, SMP (CWI Pakistan), Lahore

Big landlords, capitalists and influential families are calling the shots

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Successful May Day

May 8, 2013 USP(CWI, Sri Lanka)

The United Socialist Party’s May Day demonstration passed successfully through a number of populous areas of Colombo, ending at Grand Pass Junction.

Hong Kong

Hong Kong: Dockworkers’ strike ends after 40 days

May 7, 2013 Vincent Kolo, <a href="http://www.chinaworker.info">chinaworker.info</a>

Union representatives declare a “half success” with a pay rise of 9.8 percent – but important issues are unresolved

Britain

Britain’s ‘precariat’: Fighting for real jobs

May 6, 2013 Claire Laker-Mansfield, Socialist Party (CWI England & Wales), first published in <a href="http://www.socialistparty.org.uk/issue/763/16617/01-05-2013/the-precariat-fighting-for-real-jobs">The Socialist</a>

’Get a job!’ is the constant refrain of privileged Tory ministers and vicious right-wing tabloids. A million unemployed young people are the subject of a relentless campaign of smears and lies.

Pakistan

Pakistan: Sürekli Tehdit Altında Yaşam

May 5, 2013 Belucistan Quetta’da SMP (Pakistan Sosyalist Hareketi)  üyesi bir görgü tanığının raporu:

Sosyalist hareket üyesi 3 Pakistanlı Quetta’da mezhepçi çatışmada katledildi.

Nigeria

Nigerian May Day arrests: All DSM members released [updated]

May 3, 2013 Press statement by Segun Sango, general secretary DSM (CWI Nigeria)

The last set of DSM members still in the detention of the state security service (SSS) in Kaduna, Northwest Nigeria, and Ibadan Oyo state, Southwest Nigeria, as of yesterday, has been released.

Bangladesh

Bangladesh building collapse: Casualties of a rotten profit system

May 3, 2013 The Socialist, paper of the <a href="http://www.socialistparty.org.uk">Socialist Party (CWI England & Wales)</a>

It is said that where labour is cheap, life is cheap. This is never more so than in the recent horrific deaths of over 400 garment workers crushed in a collapsed building in Dhaka, the […]

Hong Kong

Hong Kong: Dockers’ strike shines a spotlight on Li Ka-shing’s business empire

May 3, 2013 Dikang, Socialist Action (CWI supporters in Hong Kong)

Li Ka-shing owns 13 percent of the world’s port capacity and much more besides…

Pakistan

Pakistan: May Day demonstration in Sindh

May 2, 2013 SMP (CWI Pakistan), Sindh

Photos of May Day demonstration in Sindh

Nigeria

Nigeria: Militarisation of May Day rallies

May 2, 2013 Press statement by Segun Sango, general secretary <a href="http://www.socialistnigeria.org">DSM (CWI Nigeria)</a>

DSM comrades arrested and detained

Europe

Europe: EU austerity budget – cuts, cuts, cuts

April 30, 2013 Paul Murphy MEP and Kevin Henry, <a href="http://www.socialistparty.net/">Socialist Party (CWI Ireland)</a>, first published in the Irish Left Review

Irish Presidency brought unprecedented levels of cuts to the EU budget.

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